[ZR1] I'd Pay $50k Over MSRP For New ZR1
09-22-2008, 11:55 PM
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Melting Slicks
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I'd Pay $50k Over MSRP For New ZR1
I just spent about an hour reading posts about how anyone that pays over MSRP for a ZR1 is nuts, crazy, insane, and several other adjectives.
The problem is many people just can't think BIG. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if money was no object. It is an object though.
$25k, $50k, or $75k is chump change to many people in this country. That's walkin' around change to Hollywood, Wallstreeters, pro athletes and Corporate heads.
I submit if you had more money that you would spend in a lifetime, you'd be first in line to pony up for the status alone and be happy to brag about what you paid. I know I would.
Think big boys. To some people $175k is nothing.
The problem is many people just can't think BIG. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if money was no object. It is an object though.
$25k, $50k, or $75k is chump change to many people in this country. That's walkin' around change to Hollywood, Wallstreeters, pro athletes and Corporate heads.
I submit if you had more money that you would spend in a lifetime, you'd be first in line to pony up for the status alone and be happy to brag about what you paid. I know I would.
Think big boys. To some people $175k is nothing.
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09-23-2008, 03:04 AM
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No thanks - I'll wait 3-5yrs for prices to come down. Let some sucker take the initial hit, like those people who paid 100k for their 9x ZR1 back in the 90s 
Btw, I'm no pro athlete but I am a hedge fund manager and own my own investment mgmt. corporation, so I'm not exactly poor
Btw, I'm no pro athlete but I am a hedge fund manager and own my own investment mgmt. corporation, so I'm not exactly poor
09-23-2008, 03:34 AM
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Le Mans Master
If you pay an exorbitant amount you are one thing Imho, a CHUMP!!!, regardless of income or net worth. Plenty of us on here can afford a ZR1, even at some of the quoted "premiums", we just are not foolish or desperate enough to even think about paying them.
09-23-2008, 07:15 AM
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Drifting
The real problem is some people actually think it is an investment!
09-23-2008, 07:40 AM
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I do not pay over the asking price when I buy a home, and do not pay over sticker price when I buy a car, and with how car sales are going there will be some ZR1's around real soon. 
09-23-2008, 08:15 AM
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Melting Slicks
100%.... Soon we will see Dealer websites having ZR1's available and to call for price. After a few months of that they will be available at MSRP. I think the price of ZR1' will come down to list price sooner then the Z06's did. Of course there will be the few dealers who will wait it out and try to get above list.
09-23-2008, 08:17 AM
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It may be a bad thing to say on this forum, but the ZR1 isn't the car I'd be more than happy to fork over 50K large(or less or more over MSRP) for if I was richer than God. There are certainly a few vehicles out there that I would be more than happy to earn "chump" status for, though if I had the money issue........the too much issue
if I had the money issue........the too much issue
09-23-2008, 08:29 AM
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Drifting
I think it may depend on how you earned your money. People who have come into huge sums of money of short periods of time won't have a problem over paying for many items. But many of us have worked for several years to be in a positions to buy a car for over a $100,000.00 will be patient to wait for a fair or good price on the car.
Although it does not bother me the dealers are marking the cars up so much, they just won't selling me one.
Although it does not bother me the dealers are marking the cars up so much, they just won't selling me one.
09-23-2008, 08:35 AM
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The real question is this - Is merely driving the ZR1 for 6-8 months worth $50,000? This assumes you will be able to get one for MSRP after that time period. I would like to think even if I thought $50,000 was chump change, I would be mature enough to wait and consider giving that $50,000 to a worthwhile cause. $50,000 can really change someone's life IMHO. I'm not talking a hand-out, but possible a meaningful charity or a family member who may be down on his/her luck. It would be a nice dilema to have...
09-23-2008, 08:51 AM
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This over MSRP thread keeps popping up about every 6 or 7 days, and are a continuation from the early ZO6 days, but there are a number of these sitting in showrooms now and are not sold. Smart people will never pay over MSRP for a car. Any car. Not unless there is a way to buy it and turn it into a tax deduction such as an auction going to a charitable cause. It just does not make sense no matter how much money one may have. I still say you will be able to pick these up very soon at MSRP, especially with the latest economic news. Yes, it is affecting the wealthy also.
09-23-2008, 09:23 AM
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Le Mans Master
Turn on/read the news much? 
09-23-2008, 09:26 AM
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Some people fail to understand that the wealthy became wealthy by NOT doing what the OP suggested...
09-23-2008, 09:38 AM
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Melting Slicks
I think it may depend on how you earned your money. People who have come into huge sums of money of short periods of time won't have a problem over paying for many items. But many of us have worked for several years to be in a positions to buy a car for over a $100,000.00 will be patient to wait for a fair or good price on the car.
Although it does not bother me the dealers are marking the cars up so much, they just won't selling me one.
Although it does not bother me the dealers are marking the cars up so much, they just won't selling me one.
The real question is this - Is merely driving the ZR1 for 6-8 months worth $50,000? This assumes you will be able to get one for MSRP after that time period. I would like to think even if I thought $50,000 was chump change, I would be mature enough to wait and consider giving that $50,000 to a worthwhile cause. $50,000 can really change someone's life IMHO. I'm not talking a hand-out, but possible a meaningful charity or a family member who may be down on his/her luck. It would be a nice dilema to have...
09-23-2008, 10:14 AM
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Guys check this out.
You know that the very top round lit up part of the Bellagio in LV is a room?
I had a buddy that stayed there for a few nights when I was in town for the Ferrari Challenge. It costs $25k per night. It's always booked. Are these people chumps because they spend a ton of money on something of no real value? I'm certain there are people just as wealthy out there that would rather have the feeling of being one of the first on the block with a ZR1 then just spend two nights in that suite. It's all relative. We're not talking about people that make a million a year here. We're talking about people that make hundreds of millions a year. If they were growing up and their dad was a huge Corvette guy and now they're a huge corvette guy and they see this ZR1 they're going to say get me that. I have no problems with dealers charging a ton to those people right now. It hasn't exactly been a good time to be a Chevy dealer as of late. Let them have their cake and eat it too because it's not going to last. I too suspect this car will fall to MSRP quicker than the Z06 did.
p.s. I'm glad the moderator said he's going to ban those people that keep talking about dealers putting emblems on the cars. Who gives a ****? I mean come on.
There are some real cool people on this forum but an awful lot of ignorant pansies as well.
I can't wait till this section is actually about the ZR1 again...not the price, or the viper, or the gtr, or the dealer that made you cry, or the z06.
You know that the very top round lit up part of the Bellagio in LV is a room?
I had a buddy that stayed there for a few nights when I was in town for the Ferrari Challenge. It costs $25k per night. It's always booked. Are these people chumps because they spend a ton of money on something of no real value? I'm certain there are people just as wealthy out there that would rather have the feeling of being one of the first on the block with a ZR1 then just spend two nights in that suite. It's all relative. We're not talking about people that make a million a year here. We're talking about people that make hundreds of millions a year. If they were growing up and their dad was a huge Corvette guy and now they're a huge corvette guy and they see this ZR1 they're going to say get me that. I have no problems with dealers charging a ton to those people right now. It hasn't exactly been a good time to be a Chevy dealer as of late. Let them have their cake and eat it too because it's not going to last. I too suspect this car will fall to MSRP quicker than the Z06 did.
p.s. I'm glad the moderator said he's going to ban those people that keep talking about dealers putting emblems on the cars. Who gives a ****? I mean come on.
There are some real cool people on this forum but an awful lot of ignorant pansies as well.
I can't wait till this section is actually about the ZR1 again...not the price, or the viper, or the gtr, or the dealer that made you cry, or the z06.
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09-23-2008, 10:25 AM
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phantasms:
Well said. Think Big. As I said in my first post. Some people have more money than they could possibly spend in a life time.
To the poster that asked if I read the news or watched television, the answer would be yes. I am also in the market and took a hit just like everyone did last week. I doubt very seriously that the poor economic conditions of late will change Warren Buffetts quality of life.
Well said. Think Big. As I said in my first post. Some people have more money than they could possibly spend in a life time.
To the poster that asked if I read the news or watched television, the answer would be yes. I am also in the market and took a hit just like everyone did last week. I doubt very seriously that the poor economic conditions of late will change Warren Buffetts quality of life.
09-23-2008, 10:59 AM
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phantasms:
Well said. Think Big. As I said in my first post. Some people have more money than they could possibly spend in a life time.
To the poster that asked if I read the news or watched television, the answer would be yes. I am also in the market and took a hit just like everyone did last week. I doubt very seriously that the poor economic conditions of late will change Warren Buffetts quality of life.
Well said. Think Big. As I said in my first post. Some people have more money than they could possibly spend in a life time.
To the poster that asked if I read the news or watched television, the answer would be yes. I am also in the market and took a hit just like everyone did last week. I doubt very seriously that the poor economic conditions of late will change Warren Buffetts quality of life.
09-23-2008, 11:05 AM
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Melting Slicks
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Yellohh:
I am aware that Buffett is frugal. I was just making a statement that he has more money than most of us could possibly spend in a lifetime. How many ZR1 vettes could he have bought with what his portfolio dropped lasted week? 1000, 5000, 10000? Think Big man.
I am aware that Buffett is frugal. I was just making a statement that he has more money than most of us could possibly spend in a lifetime. How many ZR1 vettes could he have bought with what his portfolio dropped lasted week? 1000, 5000, 10000? Think Big man.
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09-23-2008, 11:05 AM
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If you know anything about Warren Buffett, you know he would NEVER buy a ZR1. He would NEVER pay over MSRP for a depreciating asset. I doubt he even buys new cars at all, and if he does, he leases them in Berkshire's name for tax purposes. For god sakes, he flys coach and stays in Holiday Inns' when he travels! If we all lived as frugally as Buffett, the country would not be in it's current economic state.
09-23-2008, 11:14 AM
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Being able to afford a ZR1 is one thing, hell I could afford 1 easy. But having enough money to pay $50,000 over is another level. If anyone of us was at that level we would be out getting ours. This seems to be a problem in America, jealousy!!! Why can't people just say something positive about the people fortunate enough to get one of these fine American made automobiles.